He looked back, but the little girl who had been following him just moments before had vanished.
Where are they?
Niu Mang walked back the way he came, but heard screams coming from the alley ahead.
His heart skipped a beat; could something have happened?
He quickened his pace and hurried over.
But then they saw a drunkard clutching a wine jar lying on the ground.
The little girl stepped between his legs.
The man let out a "woof..." sound.
He became somewhat sober after being drunk.
Niu Mang gasped, and even felt pain all over his body.
He had forgotten that this little girl was Baiyun's maid, and she was quite formidable.
After a while, when I went back to the steamed bun shop, it was already closed.
"Oh dear, I'm late."
"What should we do? I don't want Miss to go to bed hungry."
"I'm going over there to buy something, leaving you here. Are you scared?"
Xiao Duo shook her head, "I'm not afraid, what's so scary about that?"
Thinking about that drunkard from earlier, it's true, this girl is quite formidable.
"Okay, then you wait here for me, I'll be right back."
Soon, his figure disappeared into the moonlight.
Xiao Duo then bent down and rubbed her ankle.
I twisted my ankle while kicking that drunkard. It wasn't serious, but it still hurts a little.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Niu Mang rushed back in a panic.
In the oil paper package in his right hand were two still-steaming sesame seed cakes, and in his left hand he held a fragrant sweet potato.
"I'll take this sesame seed cake first, but you can have this sweet potato."
"For me?"
Niu Mang grinned. "Here you go, have a taste, it's really sweet. It's a bit chilly right now, having something hot will warm you up, won't it?"
Xiao Duo took the sweet potato and took a bite.
It's actually quite sweet.
She secretly glanced at the man walking beside her.
I never expected that someone as big and burly as him would have such thoughts.
He's a really nice person.
After escorting her to the prison cell door, Niu Mang called her back again.
"Here, take this ointment."
"What's this?" Xiao Duo took it with one hand.
"I saw you twisted your ankle, so I bought these on the way. Hurry inside, or the sesame cakes will get cold. I'm leaving now."
Niu Mang walked away nonchalantly.
Xiao Duo was left standing alone, her fair cheeks slightly flushed.
When she entered the cell, Baiyun was lying steadily on the ground.
She placed her hands on her stomach and rubbed it back and forth.
"Miss."
Upon hearing the noise, Baiyun sat up abruptly.
"Waaah, I knew you were the best, Xiaoduo."
"Unlike my father and Mu Bai, neither of them care about me."
She took the sesame seed cake from Xiaoduo and ate it in big bites.
"This pancake is quite delicious. Where did you buy it?"
"Huh? It's...it's..."
Baiyun sat on the ground leaning against the wall, looking up at Xiaoduo.
After staring at her for a moment, Baiyun chuckled, almost choking on her own laughter.
"Miss, are you alright?"
Baiyun swallowed the food in her mouth.
"Aren't you the one who's in trouble?"
"Ah, what could possibly be wrong with me? I'm perfectly fine."
"You're lovesick!"
These four simple words left Xiaoduo stunned.
"Miss, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Bai Yun pouted, "I'm not lying, because I'm just like you when I'm in love!"
Xiao Duo: "..."
"Tell me, who have you taken a fancy to? You've been getting quite close to Awang, could it be him?"
"How could it be him? I don't like him."
"Hmm? Not a bodyguard? Could he be from the government?"
"Registrar? Coroner? That can't be right. He's over thirty and not good enough for you."
"Could it be Zhao Sheng, the head constable and Huo Yan's mortal enemy?"
Xiao Duo's face turned even redder, and she stomped her foot. "Miss, that Zhao Sheng is so glib, how could I possibly like him?"
"Then tell me, who have you taken a fancy to? I'll have my dad arrange for you to marry him."
Xiao Duo glanced quickly at Bai Yun, then stared shyly at her toes.
"It's...it's Niu Mang."
She covered her face in embarrassment and turned away.
"Niu Mang?"
Baiyun murmured, "How could you like him?"
"Hmm? What do you mean, Miss? Why can't I like him?"
Bai Yun crossed his arms, looked at Xiao Duo, his playful expression vanished, and said seriously, "But I heard that he has a wife back in his village."
"Oh? He's married? How did you know, Miss?"
"Hey, I just happened to overhear their conversation by accident."
"He married her because it was arranged by his parents and the matchmaker."
"If you insist on following him, you can only become a concubine, or at best, a secondary wife."
Xiao Duo fell silent. Although she had found his words amusing before, she had paid close attention to him.
She knew that many of her colleagues would go out drinking and carousing after their shifts.
It seems I've never seen him go there.
How many women can do this when their wives aren't around?
Besides, he's quite meticulous.
"You're not really planning to become his concubine, are you? Wake up, my silly girl!"
"Besides, even if you're willing to be his concubine, he might not have the same idea."
"After I leave, I'll find you a good marriage. We don't want you to be a concubine, okay?"
...
Huo Yan's private residence
Huo Yan had already left with the clothes by the time Niu Mang knocked Xiao Duo into the bushes.
Seeing that he was in a hurry, Jin Yu followed him.
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